Loves driving ... hates paying for fuel

KEARNEYS Spring man Jared Thomas Beckman obviously likes driving his car. He just doesn't like paying for its fuel.

In the month of June alone, the 20-year-old had committed nine separate "drive-offs" - driving away from service stations without paying the bill for fuel he had just put into his car.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Des Neijens told Toowoomba Magistrates Court between June 7 and 24, Beckman had driven off from service stations in Toowoomba, Withcott, Helidon, Blacksoil, Plainland and Fernvale without paying fuel bills ranging in value from $31 to $73.

He had also been caught by police at Deception Bay on June 26 doing a burnout in his car, which was found to be uninsured and displaying number plates that belonged to another car, Snr Const Neijens said.